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<h2>\textwidth \linewidth</h2>

<p><tt>\textwidth</tt> is the normal width of the text on a page.
    It should generally be changed only in the
    <a href="input.html#structure">preamble</a>.</p>

<p><tt>\linewidth</tt> is the width of lines in the current
    environment. Normally equal to <tt>\textwidth</tt>, it may be
    different within an environment such as
    <a href="lists.html">list</a> or
    <a href="ltx-298.html">quote</a> environments.</p>

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    See also: <a href="ltx-86.html">Lengths</a><br>
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